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(43) Date of publication: 11.08.2010 Bulletin 2010/32 (21) Application number: 08839491.1 (22) Date of filing: 16.10.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01L 3/02(2006.01) B65D 1/08(2006.01) B65D 47/18(2006.01) A61J 1/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/080092 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/052243 (23.04.2009 Gazette 2009/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 19.10.2007 US 981330 P (71) Applicant: Lifescan Scotland Ltd Inverness Inverness-shire IV2 3ED (GB)	(72) Inventors: DATO, Remedios Pleasanton California 94566 (US) LEONG, Koon-wah Sunnyvale California 94086 (US) (74) Representative: Tunstall, Christopher Stephen  Carpmaels & Ransford 43-45 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)